> As another commenter here noted, it's possible he was sold an "experience" by the tour company he chose, and they were playing to the group. In any case, there's definitely a lot of popular mythology at play with regard to North Korea, intensified by the lack of useful information, and this all plays into that, which I'm sure it's one of the reasons it's gaining so much traction. People like the idea of him having to smuggle out the pictures, whether or not that's an accurate description of what happened or what he's really saying. I don't wonder at why it's being spread that way, even if I do lament it.
I just had a chance to go through the second gallery and this is pretty much the same conclusion I have arrived at. A lot of information he tries to pass as facts are well-debunked myths that he swallowed hook, line and sinker.
Perhaps the word "agenda" is a little bit harsh, it feels more like ignorance/naivety than malice. After all, it is just another sad episode of regurgitated stale narrative being passed around as something novel.
I just had a chance to go through the second gallery and this is pretty much the same conclusion I have arrived at. A lot of information he tries to pass as facts are well-debunked myths that he swallowed hook, line and sinker.
Perhaps the word "agenda" is a little bit harsh, it feels more like ignorance/naivety than malice. After all, it is just another sad episode of regurgitated stale narrative being passed around as something novel.